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Click on the above New York Times logo to read an article in the Styles Home & Garden Section about Tony Award winning actor and star of the new Broadway Musical Hit Tarzan, the famousShuler Hensley and his wife Paula, shopping for Clocks in our Grand Central Terminal Clock and Watch Store. Looking for something truly unique, they veered away from our outstanding Howard Miller Grandfather Clock collection, focusing instead on our antiques and our high quality Museum Clock™ reproductions. They purchased an original Western European 1920s Oswald Owl automata novelty clock, which tells time with the direction of its eyes, and was one of the inspirations for our new Pet Clock™ series.

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Time Magazine

Seems Like Old Time, Vintage Wristwatches Are Up-To-The-Minute Fashion January 28, 1985 - Featuring our Falt Watch Service [IN TIME MAGAZINE "LIVING" SECTION]

Hot off the wrist, a catalog of collectibles: '20s Patek Philippe: $3,000 Stewart linger last fall opened Time Will Tell, a watch boutique that sells everything from period Cartier (a 1930 Tank at around $2,500) to certified Mickey Mouse watches ($500.) "The demand is just about to bubble over," predicts Edward Faber, who shows a lavish collection of oldies in his jewelry gallery off Fifth Avenue. "These watches are still significantly under priced." Old wristwatches have been often on view in period movies like Chinatown and Chariots of Fire. They also show up with some regularity in fashion layouts of Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. The oldtimers first started to become salable, however, with the late '70s interest in retro clothes and in reaction to the flood of maddeningly accurate quartz and digital models available at the local pharmacy. "You can get a wafer-thin watch that keeps perfect time for $20 at a Tony Di Leonardo tackles a tricky repair Something mechanical can be humanizing. "Make, movement, rarity," says Los Angeles Lawyer Jack Quinn. "That's what the serious collector looks for." Muses Hans Rohrer, a computer manager in Munich: "These pieces are reverse time machines. They exude a flavor--even a musty smell--of yesterday, a bit of immortality." Rohrer keeps all his yesterdays in a drawer at home. Quinn keeps the family immortality collection snug in a bank vault, although his journalist wife Joan has been known to wear several pieces of it, simultaneously, on her wrist. LeCoultre flip After years of neglect and ignominy, including having their movements cannibalized for spare parts and their cases melted down, old wristwatches, particularly models made from the early 1920s through the '40s, have come into their own. Auction houses are getting "record prices" for vintage Rolexes and collectible Cartiers, according to Daryn Schnipper, a watch expert at Sotheby Parke Bernet. Sotheby's had four major auctions in New York in 1984 that prominently featured wristwatches; another, just last week, established several new highs including a record for a 1935 Cartier Tank ($10,000). It is eloquent testimony to the persistent high stylishness of premium wristwatches that jewelry shops in Milan and Paris will display a 1920s Patek Philippe, made of platinum and curved to conform to the wrist, right next to a new gold model. Antique stores in London will sell, say, a reversible Jaeger-le Coultre or a vintage Audemars Piguet, with only two small windows at the top of the solid gold case, as objets of decorative jewelry, like a piece of Lalique crystal. On the tony reaches of Madison Avenue, Watch Entrepreneur dime store," scoffs Sig Shonholtz, who runs the Second Time Around Watch Co. in Los Angeles. "So what else is there? The only thing left is backlash. It's humanizing to have something quirky and mechanical on your wrist." The cost of such humanization can be considerable: for example, a very nice but unexceptional Patek from the 1930s may start at $1,700. Fanatics point out that newer models are not only much more costly (the least expensive contemporary gold Patek retails in the neighborhood of $3,950) but, as a rule, are much less interestingly styled. "I respect the old watches for design, form and their personality and character," says Unger. "They all have individuality, just like the people who choose them." They can also have repair problems. Unger, like '30s Audemars many other dealers, gives a year's guarantee, but prospective owners may fairly be warne

About Us

1-800-4CLOCKS is BOTH the name of our Store and our Company -- this is by far the most frequent question we are asked! Our main Store was located for many years in New York City's Grand Central Station, and has the registered name 1-800-4CLOCKS (like 1-800-FLOWERS or 1-800-CONTACTS or 1-800-MATTRESS).

The Lowest Price Guaranteed with our 110% PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE

For ALL the major brands we sell, 1-800-4CLOCKS will MEET or BEAT any legitimate online offer from ANY Authorized Dealer for that brand of clock. Find a lower price online according to terms and conditions described, and we will match it plus will discount it by 10% of the difference. ADDITIONALLY, if you buy a clock or other item from 1-800-4CLOCKS and within 10 days you find it at a currently available lower price at 1-800-4CLOCKS.com®, call and show us the lower price and we will refund the difference.

It's this simple:

Find a lower price online, as described.

Save the URL and item number with the lower price.

Call 1-800-4CLOCKS (1-800-425-6257, and press 2) to complete the process.

Note: If you buy from an unauthorized dealer, your manufacturer's warranty will not be valid!

Please note, this applies to ALL our clocks such as Howard Miller, Ridgeway, Kieninger, Hermle, Bulova and even includes special editions such as Anniversary or Commemorative editions. However, this does not apply to discontinued, floor samples, or if you accept one of our financing offers. Any other possible rebates would also need to be addressed in good faith.

Free In Home Setup*

(Please Call Us & Ask Us If You Wonder How We Can Guarantee Free In Home Setup Across The Entire USA!)
1-800-4CLOCKS Offers FREE SETUP of your Grandfather Clock in your home (or Office) ANYWHERE within the USA for any New Grandfather Clock Purchase over US $1,000, whether chain-driven or cable-driven. For Customers outside of the USA (including Alaska & Hawaii), please email us as to how to obtain set-up assistance if desired. This Service Applies to new Howard Miller Grandfather Clocks, new Hermle Grandfather Clocks, Bulova Grandfather Clocks, Ridgeway Grandfather Clocks and new Kieninger Grandfather Clocks only -- NOT Antique Grandfather Clocks.

Free In Home Setup is available only in the Continental US (48 States).

Free Shipping

At 1-800-4CLOCKS you save on shipping, too! We offer FREE shipping on all orders over $100 within the Continental USA and to CANADA, for all new Ridgeway Clocks, all new Howard Miller Clocks (over $100), all new Kieninger Clocks, and all new Hermle Clocks as well, along with other brands we already represent and are always adding. However, Bulova Clocks may from time-to-time not be available for shipment to Canada

For orders under USD $100.00 within the USA and to CANADA, we charge a flat fee of $15.

All orders within the Continental USA 48 States AND CANADA over US$100 automatically qualify for Free Shipping. All other international shipments (and to Alaska and Hawaii) will be calculated after the order is placed. Our checkout system (outside of the Continental USA & Canada) may require that you call us before you can place any order online. This is so we can offer the best possible prices, with you paying only the actual shipping cost.

No US Sales Tax

No US Sales Tax! Ever! If you ship to a New York address, WE'LL PAY the tax for you.

We encourage all our New York city tri-state area residents and organizations to contact us for a visit to our midtown manhattan store, or call us, to see first-hand the benefits of shopping with us in NYC! (Note: local tax laws may apply in Canada.)

Easy Financing

At 1-800-4CLOCKS, we strive to add value to meet all of our customers' financing needs, and to make ordering from us as positive experience as possible. That is why we offer THREE financing options. Two are available online while checking out. A third option requires contacting us and some back-and-forth to apply and then to setup if/when approved

Note: All financed options of mechanical grandfather clocks includes both FREE Shipping and FREE In-Home set-up ACROSS THE ENTIRE USA (excludes Alaska and Hawaii). (Excludes quartz models where we ask our customers to first make a good-faith effort at self-set-up as the majority of customers can easily set these up by themselves. If an issue, it is something we can address with you.)

Online Option One: PayPal Credit

If you purchase a clock from our online Store, and choose PayPal as your payment method, you'll be offered an option to use their PayPal Credit payment option. You do not need to have an existing PayPal account. You can quickly create one there if you choose PayPal Credit.

Depending upon the price point and subject to their Credit Approval, you will be eligible for 6 Months of 0% Financing -- No payment for 6 months, with Zero Interest (full payment due at end of 6 month period).

We are able to offer this at this time through purchases from us only through promotional financing we have in place with PayPal Credit. Please read the PayPal Credit Terms and Conditions carefully before agreeing. If you are not approved for the 0% Financing via PayPal Credit, or want a payment plan over as long as 18 months and are willing to pay interest, we encourage you to explore our second online checkout option if you want to make an online purchase with credit terms.

Online Option Two: Klarna Credit

Variable rates with payments terms as long as 18 Months

Klarna Credit has shared that it is in 65,000 stores and has more than 45 million users globally. It is currently much better known in Europe than it is in the USA. It offers its services in 18 countries and has been growing quickly. Klarna is viewed by many as an alternative to a credit card. Learn More at Klarna.com.

We are able to offer Klarna Credit at this time for purchases from us through financing we have in place with Klarna Credit DURING OUR ONLINE CHECKOUT PROCESS. One main advantage of Klarna Credit is that flexible payment plans of up to 18 months may be made available to qualified customers using Klarna Credit during our checkout process. It is important to note that Klarna purchases will be subject to interest rates and terms disclosed by Klarna during the checkout process. Please read the Klarna Credit Terms and Conditions which may be offered carefully before agreeing.

Third Option: Private Financing

12 month, 0% financing, subject to credit approval.

Note: This Options Should Be Considered Only By Persons with Excellent Credit Scores.

This option is provided through a Third Party Finance Company which allows us to offer 12-month, 0% financing. Subject to Credit Approval, you will have 12 equal monthly installments with no finance charges.

If you are interested in exploring this Option, please either call us at 1-800-4CLOCKS, Option 1 (1-800-425-6257, Option 1), or email us at Sales@1-800-4CLOCKS.com, and let us know which clock(s) you are considering for this form of financing, and that the clock would be shipped to a USA residential address (excluding Alaska and Hawaii) of the individual seeking the financing. We will then be in contact with you as to how to best proceed. Other restrictions may apply.